Merach R50

“A couple weeks ago there was a Merach air rower on sale for about $370 (if I recall). It looks like a C2 clone and is probably a great deal. I dunno if that satisfies your legit retailer constraint issue though because you might have to order directly from Merach. BTW, I use a C2 clone from Dick's Sporting Goods and I'm happy with it since it does the job very well, although the computer aspect is nowhere near a C2. Plenty of options outside the C2; you won't die without the greatness of the C2.”